2004 Hyundai Elantra Problems and Repair Histories
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Hyundai Elantra Reliability through December 31, 2012
General NotesModels and statistics marked with an asterisk (*) have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.
New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems. MethodologyOnly successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
| Year | Make/Model | Trips/Year/100 Cars | Compared to all models for the same year | |
| 2004 | Hyundai Elantra | 15 Elantras, 8.6 months of data per Elantra, average 83500 miles Small sample size. Join or 15 Elantras, 8.6 months of data per Elantra, average 83500 miles Small sample size. sign in to view |
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2004 Hyundai Elantra
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| Hyundai Elantra in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2012 | 80600 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2012 | 80600 | 0 | gear selector broken |
| Hyundai Elantra in Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2012 | 139000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2012 | 140000 | 1200 | Car overheating, no leak, antifreeze being lost, changed water pump (x3) and thermostat (x2), tensioner, got car back, after about 2-3 weeks is currently doing the same thing. unable to determine problem, adding antifreeze every week. |
2004 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in Massachusetts, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Mar | 2011 | 88000 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2011 | 96500 | 600 | Replaced the clutch, it was slipping but working. 96K miles is good for BOSTON driving |
| Feb | 2013 | 106000 | 140 | Replaced Alternator, Power Steering, and AC Belts. |
| Hyundai Elantra in Indiana, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2012 | 45000 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2012 | 45000 | 400 | replaced the brakes |
| Hyundai Elantra in Greece | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2005 | 0 | Sunroof motor failed, replaced in warranty | |
| Aug | 2006 | 0 | Driving Wheel 's surface cracked, replaced in warranty. Then i sewed leather on the new one to prevent this from happening again (cost 25 euro). | |
| May | 2008 | 0 | Some small part that absords side movement of the front --LEFT-- suspension system cracked at its base located on the wishbone. This somewhat affected vehicle cornering ability. Repaired in warranty by welding then reinforced. ROADS here are really BAD. | |
| Jul | 2008 | 0 | Some small part that absords side movement of the front --RIGHT-- suspension system cracked at it's base located on the wishbone. This somewhat effected vehicle cornering ability. Repaired in warranty by welding then reinforced. ROADS here are really BAD. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2009 | 80000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2010 | 89700 | 240 | Was beginning to leak fluid on back brakes. Boots were fine, Mechanic said would eventually bust and leak fluid and become a more expensive repair. I went ahead and had it repaired more as preventative maintenance. |
| Jan | 2012 | 103300 | 300 | Radiator leaking leading to overheating, replaced. |
| Apr | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Wisconsin, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 120 | Rear Caliper | |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2004 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in Queensland, Australia | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2011 | 97340 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2011 | 103540 | 2400 | auto became unreliable kept changing into 2nd gear whenever it felt like it |
| Mar | 2013 | 111600 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2007 | 7 | Replace gas cap due to PO449 code generated by ECM. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2009 | 1400 | Complete engine replacement. Oil was blowing out by gasket and engine started knocking. (No warning signs of oil dripping/burning, happened within a 1000 miles of prev. oil change. Common problem apparently. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 45880 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2009 | 48360 | 800 | Front pad replacement, rotors rusted and warped, rusted to hub, difficult to remove, rotors not in stock. Dealer paid for use of rental car due to not having rotors in stock. |
| Jan | 2010 | 59520 | 400 | Replace timing belt |
| Feb | 2010 | 60120 | 40 | High beam died due to water leakage into passenger front headlamp. Headlamp sealed with silicone, high beams replaced in tandem. |
| Aug | 2010 | 63240 | 200 | Rear drum shoes replaced, drum okay |
| Mar | 2012 | 74400 | 200 | Exhaust flex pipe blew due to rusting out. Exhaust shop welded in a new dual braided flex pipe, and put in turbo muffler while there. |
| Mar | 2013 | 79360 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Maryland, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2005 | 0 | The Kenwood radio CD player(MP3)failed to play CD's. the unit was replaced with a new Kenwood unit. | |
| Mar | 2009 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in New Hampshire, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2010 | 52000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2011 | 53000 | 632 | Dealer saw that a strut leaking. I went to sears to replace struts, sway bar links, and outer tie rods, plus alignment, for $632.00 |
| Jan | 2013 | 56000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2010 | First odometer entry | ||
| Feb | 2010 | 22 | Replaced leaking flexpipe in exhaust. Cut out old section and weld in new section. | |
| Aug | 2010 | 112000 | 130 | Periodic maintenance - drive belts, timing belts, and oil changes. |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2010 | 59000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2010 | 59000 | 0 | Window refused to return to upright position after being opened. Third time since purchase. Dealer started at $438. After four phone calls from them, they agreed to pay the entire cost. |
| Sep | 2011 | 68000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 53000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2009 | 55000 | 0 | Rear emergency brake cables (both) replaced due to deteriorated dust boots where cable attaches to rear caliper. Suspension clunking when going over small bumps at low speed. Front sway bar bushings and end links were replaced. Ignition switch periodically "grabs" key and will not release it. Car will not start when this happens. Car surged and bucked at highway speed. Dealer could not pinpoint a cause other than the "non-Hyundai" spark plugs installed (they are Denso Iridium plugs). Recommended "full tune-up" before further troubleshooting. Took car to 2nd dealer for diagnosis of surging/bucking problem. This dealer kept car overnight and had a tech drive it home and back in an attempt to duplicate the problem. Could not duplicate so no repair recommended. |
| Hyundai Elantra in Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2009 | 36580 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2009 | 39680 | 300 | O2 sensor malfunctioned. Replaced. |
| Feb | 2010 | 40080 | 403 | Replace front brakes |
| Oct | 2010 | 45260 | 163 | Replace rear disks |
| Aug | 2011 | 52480 | 450 | alternator replaced |
| Jan | 2012 | 54560 | 0 | Battery replaced |
| Mar | 2012 | 54560 | 90 | Alternator replaced under warranty |
| Jan | 2013 | 57440 | 250 | Parking brake cable seized in extremely cold weather, requiring cleaning of rear brakes and replacement of cable. |
| Apr | 2013 | 58280 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2010 | 113000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2010 | 113000 | 627 | Car seized up when driving, unable to start or even put into neutral. Diagnosed as Alternator failure which was replaced along with the battery. No further problems indicated or since. |
| Oct | 2010 | 118000 | 70 | Car overheating and smelled antifreeze so brought in for repair since they installed thermostat in Dec09. Called dealer prior to verify if under warranty and was told yes for 12 months. Since over 12K miles refused to cover repair. |
| Nov | 2010 | 119000 | 300 | Replaced only water pump and belt despite dealer stating thermostat needed replacement. A relative and a mechanic friend did work. No problems since. |
| Jul | 2011 | 130000 | 40 | Front passenger headlight went out. After replacing the passenger headlight the driver's side went out. Also, the brights no longer work. I accidently unplugged the high beam when I replaced the low beam and neither high beams worked after that. |
| Nov | 2011 | 138000 | 300 | The first shop detected a broken CV boot and tie rod on the front driver side but wanted too much money to repair so I went to another shop that fixed it for less than half of the first estimate. Tie rod. |
| Mar | 2012 | 147000 | 40 | Replaced additional headlight and tail light bulbs. |
| Jul | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 71000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2010 | 100000 | 0 | Shift solenoid in transmission was bad. |
| Mar | 2011 | 110000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2009 | 60000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2010 | 70300 | 130 | Replaced resistor pack for fan switch. |
| Oct | 2010 | 72000 | 130 | Flex pipe in exhaust was leaking. Sound level increased. Cut out old one and welded in new pipe. |
| Jun | 2011 | 76000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2009 | 45000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2011 | 58000 | 995 | 60 mile maintenance. Brakes were replaced, belts replaced. |
| Feb | 2011 | 58500 | 0 | radiator cracked, had to be replaced |
| Jun | 2011 | 60000 | 0 | Transmission cooling hose ruptured and leaked all the fluid onto the driveway. I had the car towed in. |
| Sep | 2011 | 67000 | 600 | Replaced power steering fluid, spark plugs, cleaned injectors, wires, distributor cap, cleaned throttle body |
| Sep | 2012 | 74000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2004 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Hatch
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in Michigan, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 102 | Replaced both front sway bar links. | |
| May | 2010 | 313 | Emergency brake cables broke, replaced | |
| Nov | 2010 | 38000 | 246 | Flex pipe in exhaust system broken, replaced High pressure power steering line ruptured, replaced |
| Dec | 2010 | 38000 | 65 | Replaced downstream O2 sensor after O2 heater stopped working. |
| Jan | 2011 | 34 | Replaced hatchback lift supports with StrongArm 4280. Old ones wouldn't stay up in the cold. | |
| Mar | 2011 | 0 | Windshield wiper on passenger side stopped working under weight of snow. Tightened nut to fix. | |
| Apr | 2011 | 0 | Emergency brake too loose, calibrated. | |
| Oct | 2011 | 44000 | 230 | One brake caliper pin seized up, leading to damage to pads and rotors. |
| Oct | 2012 | 48000 | 15 | one headlight out |
| Mar | 2013 | 50000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2009 | 76000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2010 | 80000 | 488 | Finally had the timing belt replaced at 80,000 miles |
| Mar | 2012 | 110000 | 120 | Changed front brake pads and rotors |
| Jul | 2012 | 116000 | 100 | Replaced fuel pump and fuel filter |
| Dec | 2012 | 120000 | 15 | Clutch interlock switch was failing intermittently. Replaced with new one. |
| Mar | 2013 | 125000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Ohio, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Mar | 2010 | 83000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2011 | 96000 | 0 | Car stalled 1 mile from home. wouldn't start. Towed back to home and diagnosed a faulty alternator. Ordered new alternator and replaced next day. |
| Sep | 2011 | 96000 | 292 | Front rotors and pads due to warped rotors |
| Hyundai Elantra in Alberta, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2010 | 63860 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2010 | 64880 | 120 | Replaced washer fluid pump. |
| Aug | 2012 | 84940 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Michigan, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 200 | emergency brake cable broken at caliper | |
2004 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Hatch
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2012 | 136000 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2012 | 137000 | 180 | We don't know what the problem is. Car engine rpms rev,but speed stays the same, then systems start shutting down til everything dies and car shuts off - won't start again. Had the car towed from dealer to independent repair shop, after dealer said alternator/ battery were bad & wanted too much money. Towed to independent shop where the alternator & battery checkd out fine. Still don't know what'w wrong. |
| Feb | 2013 | 140700 | 2100 | Dealer installed a used transmission in the car, but this transmission also was bad. dealer ws great and once again found another transmission, installed it and it has been great ever since. |
| Apr | 2013 | 143000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Hyundai Elantra in Arizona, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2004 | 0 | Defective sensor | |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in New Brunswick, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2009 | 29140 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2009 | 29140 | 0 | O2 sensor bank 2 defective. |
| Jun | 2011 | 45880 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
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